Stomach

Ventriculus

Stores a meal, mixes it with acid and pepsin, and passes it on to the duodenum.

System
digestive
Region
Trunk
Sides
Single, on the midline
Stomach (Ventriculus) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the digestive.

Where it runs from and to

What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.

Origin
Left cranial abdomen, behind the liver and against the diaphragm.
Action
Stores a meal, mixes it with acid and pepsin, and passes it on to the duodenum.
Nerve
Vagus nerve and the coeliac plexus.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.

Terminology

English
Stomach
Latin (NAV)
Ventriculus
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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